auditory nerve

noun

Synonym of vestibulocochlear nerve.

Similar
vestibulocochlear nerveacoustic nervenervus vestibulocochleariseighth cranial nerve
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Meanings

nounauditory nerve (plural auditory nerves)

plural auditory nerves

  1. anatomySynonym of vestibulocochlear nerve.

    Synonyms: vestibulocochlear nerve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of vestibulocochlear nerve.

Similar
vestibulocochlear nerve

More synonyms by meaning

nouna composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea

Similar
acoustic nervevestibulocochlear nervenervus vestibulocochleariseighth cranial nerve
Broader
cranial nerve
Also see
acoustic nerveeighth cranial nervevestibulocochlear nerve

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 聽神經 /听神经
  • 聽神經 /听神经 (tīng shénjīng)vestibulocochlear nerve
Polish nerw przedsionkowo-ślimakowy
  • nerw przedsionkowo-ślimakowyvestibulocochlear nerve
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APA

auditory nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auditory%20nerve

MLA

“auditory nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auditory%20nerve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auditory nerve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auditory%20nerve.

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